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 * Flakes also allow for locking references and versions that can then be easily queried and updated programmatically.
 *  [https://nixos.org/manual/nix/stable/command-ref/new-cli/nix.html Nix command-line interface] accepts flake references for expressions that build, run, and deploy packages.
-==== Relevancy for desktop usage ====
-Due to their nature of defining inputs specifying their versions in a flake.lock file, flakes, when tracked properly with git or a similar versioning system, can allow the user to specify what version of an input they want from any point in time. Additionally, they allow the user to use development, or -git, versions of programs.
 ====Enable flakes temporarily====